Where does “kylkiviiva-aisti” come from?
kylkiviiva-aisti (Finnish) comes from Finnish aisti, from Finnish haisti, from Finnish haistaa, from Proto-Finnic haistadak — to smell.
kylkiviiva-aisti (Finnish): lateral-line sense
Definitions
- lateral-line sense
Ancestry of “kylkiviiva-aisti”, step by step
kylkiviiva-aisti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish aisti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | aisti | sense; Third-person singular indicative past form... |
| 2 | Finnish | haisti | olfaction; the sense of smell |
| 3 | Finnish | haistaa | to sniff, smell; to scent, smell/nose out, get... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | haistadak | to smell |
via Finnish kylkiviiva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kylkiviiva | lateral line |
| 2 | Finnish | viiva | line; dash, hyphen; bar |
| 3 | Finnish | vije- | — |